“Gird
up the loins of your mind, be sober, and rest your hope fully upon the grace
that is to be brought to you at the revelation of Jesus Christ; as obedient
children, not conforming yourselves to the former lusts, as in your ignorance,
but as He who called you is holy, you also be holy in all your conduct, because
it is written, ‘Be holy, for I am holy’.” 1 Peter 1:13-16 NKJV
What
is the difference between a non-believer who lives like the devil, and a
“believer” who claims to have been saved but lives as though nothing had
changed? Nothing. There is not an ounce of difference between them
(except that non-believers laugh at and mock these silly “believers” who really
do not believe anything except maybe a fairy tale). Those who call
themselves Christian will be held to a much higher standard as the Lord had
spoken: “That servant who knew his master’s will and did not prepare
himself to do according to his will, shall be beaten with many stripes.
But he who did not know, yet committed things deserving of stripes, shall be
beaten with few. For everyone to whom much is given, from him much will
be required” (Luke 12:47-48).
The
Gospel of our Lord, however, is not about who’s gonna get it when the Lord
returns! The Good News of the Lord is about living the best life
possible, asking for little, and yet getting so much more when we live by faith
rather than by sight; when we do not live in a constant state of “lust” for the
things of the world which will “rust or that thieves can take”. Living in
holiness is about being a complete a human being as we are created to be … and
living in hope for the world which is to come.
That
is the Gospel of our Lord. That is the “transformed” life of the
disciple. That is our present AND our future!
Blessings,
Michael
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